There has been much focus on why companies should invest in Business Intelligence (BI) and there has been many contributions on the BI process, but there has been and continues to be less written on how to implement BI in the organization. A major question facing all organizations, both private and public, is where to place the BI or Competitive Intelligence (CI) function in the organization. This answer will depend on the effectiveness of each placement. The findings presented in this article build on a decade of observations and research in the implementation of Business Intelligence Systems. A series of seven models are presented with examples of actual use.

Best Paper Award! (for 10 best. My paper was nr 3, out of about 450). The article was later published in a book for the conference and is to appear in a peer reviewed journal in 2009, Journal of Global Management Research